Mcshellsie, your Russian River photo is fantastic. We lived just down the road from Wasilla, in Eagle River, from 1997-1999. But I was too busy having and taking care of babies to take any photos like that one!

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ThanksDjsgal, i loved Eagle River, and will post a couple of photos i know you will like from there. One had incredible rainbow - it was on Eagle River Canyon Road. I would live in Alaska again in a heartbeat if i could.

Gee, I get behind on this for a couple days and come back to an entire gallery of amazing photos! I started with sherry's farmers market in Freiburg Münsterplatz and 'traveled through' the rest. Too many to comment on each, but they are all amazing and thanks again to each of you for the enjoyment!

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I've been away sailing for the past week, visiting the Channel Islands and France. This is the sunrise over Cherbourg harbour yesterday morning at 06.00 local time when we were leaving. The fort is part of the breakwater known as 'La Digue', and was commenced during the reign of Louis XVI and completed by Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Quote:And very calm for a change - bet you're glad it was'nt a return trip across the channel on Sunday! Great photo.

We crossed the Channel on Friday night, and it was a pretty 'lively' crossing. Later on the day of the above photo we crossed again, and fortunately the winds became much fresher. The photo shows a tranquil scene, but pretty useless for sailing. This video clip taken last Thursday in the Solent with our yacht under double reefed main is definitely preferable to the yachtsman

Wow David, it looks more like a holiday resort in Spain or the Canaries! Pity about the railway line, though even that must have its appeal to some folk! Another scene from my sailing trip which ended yesterday. This is the pretty little harbour of Omonville-la-Rogue on the Britanny coast. It's a fairly difficult entrance, and ours is the only yacht in harbour, and is moored to the white buoy at the rear.

There won't be any image posts from me for at least 10 days as we fly to Venice tomorrow, then a cruise down the Italian and Croatian coast On a luxury liner this time, not a small yacht!

What great photos!!! I love ships and boats of any type picqero so I love you photo of the harbor. Enjoy your trip and take lots of pictures.

I was out in our backyard taking some new shots of our flowers. So be prepared for them in the next few days. This flower's name is unknown to me, so perhaps someone on the site will be able to identify it.

It grows quite tall on a single stalk and the end looks like a pod until it opens and these beautiful bell like flowers emerge. You can't see the leaves as they are hidden by the surround plants.

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argus, I believe those are Adenophoras aka Ladybells, but it would be easier to tell if I could see the leaves.Lovely shot and enjoy your cruise, picqero!

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So many more beautiful photos, I'm loving them all. Satguru, I was going to say just what picqero did about those flats looking like something from the south of Spain!

I was over at the local shopping plaza yesterday, and this cheeky gull walked alongside me for a little while. There were several on the sidewalk and parking lot, seeming not to be bothered by either people or cars.